Gov’t jobs on LI on the decline

Memo to big government paranoids: Switch to decaf tea and stop screaming.
August numbers reveal government employment on Long Island declined by 2,400 jobs, including 1,200 federal jobs since August 2010.
Most retail sectors on Long Island have been shedding jobs, except for one: Department stores added 200 workers in August compared to a year ago.
But that’s about the only retail ...